About the film
Executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tony Robbins, Shannon Kring’s wrenching, vital documentary is the story of the nine Charbonneau sisters’ decades-long fight for acknowledgement, justice, and healing after the abuses they suffered in the American Indian boarding school system.
- DIRECTOR
- Shannon Kring
- WRITER
- Shannon Kring
- DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
- Marc Gerke
- PRODUCERS
- Shannon KringGeorge DiCaprioWolfgang KnöpflerMaritza Carbajal
- EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
- Leonardo DiCaprioTony RobbinsShannon KringJennifer DavissonPhillip WatsonGregory A. YatesSophia EhrnroothMarc GerkeNick PolizziDez StephensWalter KöhlerMathieu Ratthé
- STARRING
- Yvonne “Pat” CharbonneauGeraldine “Gerri” Charbonneau-DubortMary Lou Charbonneau ByronJoann Louise CharbonneauFrancine Charbonneau Soli
- CINEMATOGRAPHER
- David Estrada
- EDITORS
- Lesley KubistalJoe Vallero
- COMPOSER
- Neil Kring
- ORIGINAL SONGS BY
- Jerry Ducommun
- KEYWORDS
- True crime, History, Women's issues, Social justice, Indigenous issues, Abuse, Racism, STEM
- YEAR
- 2026
- COUNTRIES
- US
- RUNTIME
- 100 minutes
- STATUS
- World premiere · Film at Lincoln Center · May 27, 2026 — get tickets
- COMPANIES
- Red Queen MediaAppian WayTerra Mater Studios / Red Bull Media House
Posters
Upcoming Screenings
- Film at Lincoln Center · New York, NYMay 27, 20266:30 pmScreening + Panel
- Film at Lincoln Center · New York, NYMay 27, 20269:30 pmScreening + Filmmaker Intro
- Lawrence Arts Center · Lawrence, KSJune 27, 20265:00 pmScreening + Panel
- Vincennes University · Vincennes, INNovember 13, 20267:00 pmScreening + Panel
- Yankton Indian Reservation · Yankton, SDJuly 2, 20276:30 pmScreening + Feed



